VOV scams and horrors

19/08/2023

“Please be warned that Ahmed Hamed is still collecting donations/sponsorship fees for dogs he no longer has in his care. After more than 100 dogs died because of his negligence, his old shelter was taken over by a kind lady & the remaining dogs there thrived under her love & care. His boarding facility was also taken over by another kind lady who had to move them to another place after being threatened & extorted by the worker there & the landlord. We have strong suspicions Ahmed Hamed is behind it. And today we stumbled upon a young girl & her mother who have been sending money to Ahmed to sponsor 3 of their dogs & Ahmed has been accepting money even though he was kicked out of both place more than 8 months ago.
Please spread the word. Ahmed has fooled us all & it's about time he's exposed for the lying swindling thief that he is."

15/02/2023

15/02/2023

Sponsor a kiddie ♥️

15/02/2023

Thank you LEAF ANIMALS ❤️

15/02/2023

Lots of work and effort going on at the BM SANCTUARY

21/01/2023

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

VOV survivors egypt is under new management and has a new page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089701058568&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Due to the irresponsible running, neglect, misuse of funds, collecting sponsorships for dead dogs and debts etc the landlord of the shelter kicked Ahmed Hamed out and was about to open the gates and let all the dogs out in the street.

Fortunately funds were raised to cover the rent and the landlord agreed to accept new management.

These dogs have suffered immensely these past few months, but finally have a safe sanctuary which will be run by true, responsible animal lovers.

This is now a SANCTUARY not a shelter. The dogs here will have a happy healthy home and we will do our best to find forever families for many of them.

It is no longer a shelter or hoarding facility. It’s focus is solely on the rehabilitation of VOV dogs and will not be taking on any more rescues in the foreseeable future.

With around 150 dogs to care for and feed, it will still need lots of support.
Many dogs need sterilising, all need tick and worm treatment and majority will need blood parasite treatment

Please follow the page and support🙏

DO NOT send any donations to ahmed Hamed. He is no longer part of VOV

Stray Dog Sanctuary | Saqqara

11/01/2023

The dogs were very excited to receive a truck load of straw again today. They are looking better thanks to the volunteers feeding program. They will all be a little warmer now in this cold weather. Disappointing to see that there were still bales from the last delivery not used.

11/01/2023

VOV scams and horrors I sent a balady puppy who was hit by a bike and was injured..I sent him to vov with money because I was asked by owner because he said he had no money..
He asked later for more money claiming he had none..I sent him more...but whenever I asked for the puppy health 😭 I received no answer many many times
I think the poor thing is dead...I can not explain my feelings except GOD does not forget.....May Mahmoud.😢

09/01/2023

All dogs were fed today but we can’t keep this up for long. Ahmed Hamad needs to step down and hand the shelter over.

09/01/2023

One of many stories :-(..........

Just wanted to add my two cents. He’s not mentally unwell. He’s a criminal. I sent my rescue dog to him and paid him in advance. I asked for proof of life and he disappeared. Months later when I finally got through to him, he told me she was okay and agreed to meet me to take more cash. I found out the very same day through a friend that she had died. *He lied* and was very happy to take my money. I am completely at fault for sending her to a shelter without visiting it first, but judging by what I’m reading, he has blood on his hands...Su Zee

06/01/2023

Ahmed Hamad. Animal abuser, scammer, liar, thief..

05/01/2023

The weakest of the dogs are not able to fight for their food and are eating leaves in a desperate attempt to survive. Ahmed Hamad for the sake of these poor starving souls you need to step down immediately and let good people save what is left of these poor dogs 😢

03/01/2023

That face!

02/01/2023

My son made an unannounced visit to Ahmed’s shelter. I asked him to do so to check if everything was ok. He found only one staff member present. my son saw that there was no water in the bowls. Cages were filthy. The dogs were very loud and all over the place and barking a lot. He saw very skinny dogs and ears with ticks. The staff member said the dogs had no food. There was a problem with water so that was the reason that there was no water in the bowls. the last time he visited ahmed knew that both my sons were coming. They were then impressed and found ahmed to very pleasant and a true animal lover. This visit made him think the opposite. He called me and asked me to send help immediately. He said this placed is mismanaged and needs new management to step in and takeover. I tried to explain that it doesn’t work this way. It was then that I asked several people for help. That’s when I was told how many people behind the scenes were seeking intervention for some time but were asked to be patient. Three days ago we learned that intervention had failed. Some organisations took turns bring food. Sometimes the dogs were find and sometimes they left the food outside. Now when food is sent the person was asked to please feed the dogs him/herself. The dogs are so hungry that only the stronger ones get some portion and the weaker ones get scraps. It’s a mess. If we don’t unite as one front to get them out then for some dogs it will be too late

02/01/2023

A personal account

It was with the new staff coming in early this year that I started to see changes in the dogs. First most of them were happy and now I saw depressed and even scared dogs. They were more stressed and there were more fights. Once I witnessed them feeding the animals in the open area but they did not get a chance to eat properly since this new staff were watching them with brooms in their hands and directed them to go to their boxes while they were still eating. I saw the fear of the dogs when they shouted: "Box, box, box". I told Ahmed later that how they treated the animals was unacceptable. He agreed but I saw no changes.

There was a lot of staff at the time. I counted around 12 staff members working in the shelter, clinic and cat shelter (he had an apartment in the village to house the cats and to isolate sick dogs, mostly puppies). It was a bit strange this number of staff members since he was constantly complaining about lack of funds. I told Ahmed that most of his workers were not active when he was not around, all on their phones and sitting. There were kids working too and they had no feelings of responsibility which you can't really expect. These kids needed guidance and a work plan so they would know what was expected from them. Now they just worked on commands which made things pretty chaotic and less efficient.

I told Ahmed many times to arrange for a weekly staff meeting to exchange ideas to improve things and to make up a working plan for the coming week so pending issues would be dealt with. I also recommended a registration of the dogs connected to a d-base with medical updates.

I also need to tell that while Ahmed still had his old shelter and was in the process of moving the dogs to the current shelter he rented another place for the cats. A huge house near the desert next to Djoser. He wanted to start a cat hotel. I told him that he took too much on his shoulders since the dog hotel was also being built at that time. With all these rents and around 12 staff members there must have been huge funding.

Over summer time I saw a lot of puppies at the clinic but most of them must have died. He was talking about a virus, not Parvo and not Distemper but something new. He never tested them. They were brought over to the cat shelter, were they were kind of neglected and I brought them food. Once I saw two dogs that were residing in the bathroom in isolation (they were not sick yet). One of the new staff members came to the place to clean up the rooms of the sick dogs and I saw that he wiped the bloody Parvo stool into the bathroom were these two other dogs were. I shouted: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? The vet saw it as well and told him that this was not ok but not really gave it much attention. I then called Ahmed and told him that he should be there to supervise. He defended his staff by saying that they later on cleaned the bathroom. This happened when I was present but I know for sure they were overall very easy going with isolation rules. The kids that were working there had no clue how to deal with it. So every day I went there to clean the hall ways with chlorine. I spent hundreds of pounds on chlorine since every day I came in it was gone. There was not even a mop, there were not enough blankets and they used the dirty blankets for new sick puppies that came in. Not enough water and food bowls and many times I came in they had left the dogs without water. They did not clean the places well. The boy that was supposed to care for the sick dogs slept most of the time and didn't hear my ringing and banging the door. It sometimes took me half an hour to get in. So basically I was coming over to do his job and to bring food but he was even not able to open the door. I told Ahmed but he never fired the kid. He is still hanging around in the shelter.

All good people were fired and the bad remained. Now I understand why, he keeps the people that will not talk and will not ask too much questions.

There was a vet around but don't ask me what he was doing there. I never saw him working. Many dogs, mainly puppies at the time, died. Some, four of them, were held in a room of 1,5 by 1,5 sitting and eating in their bloody stool covered with flies. 1 puppy died of a re**al collapse caused by prolonged and severe diarrhoea. But I found out only when it was too late. He sent her for an operation but she did not make it. Another puppy that was very weak I managed to bring over to a boarding. It took the dog 2 weeks to trust people. She was exhausted, wanted to sleep only. She had skin issues because of the large amount of ticks. After two weeks she came out of her shell and started to play. Nowadays she is the most joyful and playful dog ever.

The dogs that I took out last week: 1 is not so traumatized since he stayed in the boarding before and he trusts the people there but the other one needs much time to heal from inside and outside. Lots of ticks, skin to bones, very scared and stressed, most probably blood parasites and skin isues. Even in the clinic I witnessed medical neglect. During the hot summer they did not gave water to a paralyzed dog. She was lying on the couch and when I gave her water she drank and drank, she was so thirsty. Another time I saw a German shepherd lying on the sand outside and I saw that he had vomited blood. He was almost choking in his vomit and I ordered the kids to remove the Elizabeth collar to give him more space to move and to breath. I told them to move the dog to a room and to call Ahmed or a vet. They ignored the dog and left him suffering. Next day he was dead.

I can tell you so much more but this will give you a good impression already. I just remember the count I did in June: 210 dogs. 2 months later there were only around 150.